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The 74 year old rocked the red carpet last night at the Los Angeles premiere of Aaron Sorkin's new TV show,
The Newsroom
, in a look that managed to be wild and extrovert but also devastatingly chic and actually, in the end, quite sensible.

A bronze leather biker jacket is something that any woman, whatever her age, might be a little wary of, but as Fonda demonstrated at Cannes last month in a sequinned evening gown by Atelier Versace, bronze is her colour - it works with her hair and is more flattering to the complexion than bright gold. And it also shouts (and this is
so
important for a woman in Hollywood who can be cut off when she reaches 30 and nothing but an obituary after 50): I'm a star and I'm powerful.

The jacket actually does all the work, although the beautifully cut, off-white trousers and cream satin v-neck T-shirt have a luxuriousness of their own which altogether make a sumptuous combination.

Fonda's accessories all pick up the star colour and the wide belt is flattering, drawing attention to a slim waist. Delightfully, she's in flat sandals. The result is relaxed and, unusually for these kind of occasions, comfortable. What's not to like?